Oceans: The Perils of Plastic Part 2
Plastics are ubiquitous — raw materials, packaging and post-consumer waste are spewing into streams, rivers, oceans, and landfills around the world. Look down at your feet in parking lots, shopping […]
Category Archives: Rivers
Cleaning up the Oceans: Coming
Are we facing an “Ocean Armageddon, “ with a trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans and 8 million tons added every year ? That’s what Erik Solheim, U.N. Environment […]
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic
Travelers, ecotourists, beach-goers, sports fans, consumers: It doesn’t matter where you live or travel, plastic pollution is invading our oceans—it is affecting you and your well-being, as well as animals, […]
Chile/Peru Parks Millions of Acres Added
Chile’s Patagonia region and the Peruvian Amazon started the New Year with millions of new protected acres– rich in biodiversity and natural features—and open to adventure travelers and the public […]
Houston Catastrophe: Prediction Becomes Fact
Just a month before Hurricane Harvey – now a tropical storm — devastated the Houston/Galveston coastal region, moving on to Louisiana– the Union of Concerned Scientists issued When Rising Seas Hit […]
Cities: Hamburg, Venice, Rotterdam, Reykjavik & More
Cities with water are sizzling! Tourism, commerce and 24/7 lifestyle flourish in beautiful, watery settings. Some places are experiencing both sides of the coin–runaway success and inadequate resources to handle […]
National Park Service: Happy 100th Birthday
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service (NPS) in legislation signed in 1916 by Woodrow Wilson. Happy birthday to the NPS and to our parks! […]
Friday Roundup Apr 29: Ches Bay, Space Colony, Hummingbirds, Feeding Africa
Our stories this week: Chesapeake Bay’s good news, Kaplana –a NASA space colony, Howard Buffett’s “brown revolution” to feed Africa, bison wins new status Chesapeake Bay’s Good News The Chesapeake […]
Berta Caceres: Enviro Activist Murdered
This is heartbreaking news! Environmental activist Berta Cáceres – who defied the government of Honduras for the land rights of indigenous people—was laid to rest on March 7 after being […]
Cities: US Canada Europe 2016
This month we’re following the water in a half-dozen cities where waterfront redevelopment and new public space amenities are underway to revitalize post-industrial areas, piers and abandoned sites. Come along […]
